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Omega Squadron

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Omega Squadron
File:OmegaSquadron SC1 Logo1.png
Political
Type

Heavy Assault Squadron

Race(s)
Leader

Gregory Reikson (?—?)

De facto leader
Affiliation

Terran Confederacy (?—June 2500)
Terran Dominion (July 2500—)

Societal
Capital/Base

Dylar IV (?—?)

Historical
Date fragmented

June 2500

Date reorganized

July 2500 (as the Dominion heavy assault unit)

Status

Active

Omega Squadron, (also known as the Death's Head Legion)[1] was one of the squadrons of the Terran Confederacy, originally stationed at Dylar IV. Consisting of multiple Divisions,[2] it was renowned throughout Confederate space for its unrelenting savagery in battle, and as such only called upon to avert extremely severe crisis situations. Most of the Squadron was composed of criminals who had undergone neural resocialization. Its color is black,[1] but it appears brown in StarCraft.[3] Omega Squadron soldier wore red after the Brood War.[4]

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Early Actions

Omega Squadron's early actions remain mostly unrevealed, although it is known that it achieved an "epic" victory over the planet of Tal Qirat.[1]

[edit] Fall of the Confederacy

An Omega Squadron force was stationed on the central space platform of Tarsonis alongside Delta Squadron. It defended the platform against the Sons of Korhal forces but were eventually defeated.[3] Elements of Omega Squadron also fought against the rebels in the streets of Tarsonis City and were also defeated.[5]

At least one Omega Squadron detachment survived on Tarsonis following the fall of the Confederacy, only to be finally eradicated by the zerg.[6]

[edit] New Allegiance

Omega Squadron insignia on a Terran Dominion uniform

Despite their neural resocialization, some members of Omega Squadron, such as Gui Montag, joined the Terran Dominion.[7] Marines wearing Terran Dominion red with Omega Squadron insignias were observed in an operation on Mar Sara.[4] In addition, "Death's Head" troopers (as part of the Terran Dominion) took part in battle against the zerg on Artika. The Squadron managed to inflict heavy losses to the zerg in the battle to capture the xel'naga temple there but lost the battle itself as a courtesy of the arrival of a massive protoss force catching the Squadron off-guard. The protoss eventually won the battle, but at great cost.[8]

[edit] Known Members

[edit] Charlie Squad

Main article: Charlie Squad

Charlie Squad, also known as Death's Head 2-0-1, was wiped out trying to secure a xel'naga temple on the world of Artika from protoss and zerg forces. The squad was one of the first units to land and fought through zerg forces to capture the temple. The squad was then destroyed by dark templar except for Private Jin-ho Lim, who was then killed by the zergling Scar.[8]

[edit] Other Members

[edit] Trivia

Although Omega Squadron's color is listed as black, its in-game color is brown. This is because black would not show up on the mini-map well.

[edit] References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
  2. ↑ Terran Strategy. StarCraft Compendium.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: The Big Push (in English). 1998.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2007-03-18. StarCraft Ghost Trailer. Blizzard Entertainment/Youtube. Accessed 2007-04-18.
  5. ↑ Grubb, Jeff (February 27, 2001). StarCraft: Liberty's Crusade. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04148-7.
  6. ↑ StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Among the Ruins (in English). 1998.
  7. ↑ Montag: "Commander, the Cerebrate's been killed. But there's no sign of Schezar anywhere! We'll continue to -" StarCraft. Vivendi Games. Mission: Enslavers bonus campaign, mission 2A: "Playing with Fire" (in English). 1998.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Elder, Josh and Ramanda Kamarga. "Why We Fight." In StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 1, pp. 6–47. Tokyopop, August 1, 2008. ISBN 1427-80721-3.
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